SSUSD approves disposal of surplus vehicles

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May 18, 2013 at 11:00 AM

The Sierra Sands Unified School District Board of Education voted 6-0 Thursday to approve a request to declare the property value of 17 vehicles and allow for the sale of the vehicles to an auto recycling center as surplus property.

By John V. Cianijciani@ridgecrestca.com

The Sierra Sands Unified School District Board of Education voted 6-0 Thursday to approve a request to declare the property value of 17 vehicles and allow for the sale of the vehicles to an auto recycling center as surplus property.Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Elaine Janson said administrative regulations and the California Education Code allow the district to sell district equipment. “Part of that regulation also provides the opportunity to sell the equipment without advertising if the board unanimously decides the equipment is worth less than $2,500 in an open board meeting,” she said.The regional occupation auto program at Burroughs High School receives donations of used vehicles and uses those vehicles for auto repair hands-on training of students.“They have been on our inventory for a number of years,” Janson said. “They have been used extensively by that program, and they are now at the point that they have gone way past their useful lives.”She said the district will solicit written proposals from two different auto recyclers. Janson said the anticipated value of the 17 vehicles is approximately $2,000, and the funds received will be deposited into the general fund and used to offset future ROP auto expenses. ROP is a Tier 3 flexibility program.